When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy... Read allWhen bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.
- Director
- Writers
- Stan Lee(Marvel comic book)
- Steve Ditko(Marvel comic book)
- David Koepp(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Stan Lee(Marvel comic book)
- Steve Ditko(Marvel comic book)
- David Koepp(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 16 wins & 63 nominations total
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- Director
- Writers
- Stan Lee(Marvel comic book)
- Steve Ditko(Marvel comic book)
- David Koepp(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
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Storyline
Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end. —Soumitra
- Taglines
- With great power comes great responsibility.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWillem Dafoe performed 90% of his own stunts.
- GoofsIn several scenes newspapers are shown which contain a few words repeated over and over, instead of actual text. This is probably deliberate, as Spider-Man comic books often have images like this.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits the theme song from Spider-Man (1967) is played.
- Alternate versionsIn the version that showed on Cartoon Network, there were many cuts for time, violence, and swearing. All uses of ass, hell, and damn were scrubbed from the movie (i.e. Goblin says "we're gonna have [an interesting] time" as opposed to a "hell of a time"). References to religion were also trimmed. There is also an alternate angle of Norman getting impaled that is less violent.
- ConnectionsEdited from Frogs (1972)
- SoundtracksWhen It Started
Written by Julian Casablancas
Performed by The Strokes
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, a unit of BMG Music and Rough Trade Records Ltd. (UK and Eire)
Under license from BMG Special Products
Top review
Amazingly Spectacularly Great
Having seen the trailers for this film I have to say that I didn't walk into the cinema with high hopes. The computer effects looked badly integrated, the Green Goblin's costume looked awful and comic book adaptations usually have such painful scripting and plotting. Thankfully I was wrong on most counts (The Goblin still looks rubbish).
As it turns out, this is probably the best super-hero film I've yet seen - certainly up there with Superman and Batman. People seem to automatically comment that the script and acting was bad because they expect it to be the case in these films; and indeed it usually is. But if you go into Spider-man without this prejudicial attitude you'll be pleasently suprised. The acting is generally great - there is never a time when anyone is not believable as their character and you think "Hey, that's an actor, not Peter Parker". The effects do look artificial but the pace of the movie means you don't have time to dwell on this and the script is fine! What do people want, Shakespearian soliloquies? That would sound incredibly out-of-place in modern day New York. There are few of the painful cliches or dreadful dialogue that plague films like The Phantom Menace and the catchphrases like "friendly neighbourhood spider-man" are fully in-keeping with the character.
The comic turns from J.J. Jameson hit the mark, the snarling facial contortions of Willem Defoe were suitably evil-looking (and the conversation with his mirror-image was a great touch). My only gripe was with the Green Goblin's costume. Very monotone green and not very scary.
All-in-all a great film that I wouldn't hesitate for a second in recommending.
As it turns out, this is probably the best super-hero film I've yet seen - certainly up there with Superman and Batman. People seem to automatically comment that the script and acting was bad because they expect it to be the case in these films; and indeed it usually is. But if you go into Spider-man without this prejudicial attitude you'll be pleasently suprised. The acting is generally great - there is never a time when anyone is not believable as their character and you think "Hey, that's an actor, not Peter Parker". The effects do look artificial but the pace of the movie means you don't have time to dwell on this and the script is fine! What do people want, Shakespearian soliloquies? That would sound incredibly out-of-place in modern day New York. There are few of the painful cliches or dreadful dialogue that plague films like The Phantom Menace and the catchphrases like "friendly neighbourhood spider-man" are fully in-keeping with the character.
The comic turns from J.J. Jameson hit the mark, the snarling facial contortions of Willem Defoe were suitably evil-looking (and the conversation with his mirror-image was a great touch). My only gripe was with the Green Goblin's costume. Very monotone green and not very scary.
All-in-all a great film that I wouldn't hesitate for a second in recommending.
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- Jun 26, 2002
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- Also known as
- Spider-Man: The Motion Picture
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Box office
- Budget
- $139,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $407,022,860
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $114,844,116
- May 5, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $825,025,036
- Runtime
- 2h 1min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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